Palisades
Palisades is an unincorporated community in Downers Grove Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Palisades is located along the north bank of the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
- Also known as: “Byrneville”, “Palisades, IL”, and “Palisades, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery and Red Gate Woods.
St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery
Cemetery
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St. James Catholic Church and Cemetery, also known as St. James at Sag Bridge Church is a historic church and cemetery in the Sag Bridge area of the village of Lemont, Illinois.
Red Gate Woods
Picnic site
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Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserves, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. It is located near where the Cal-Sag Channel meets the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Site A
Landfill
Site A was a research facility near Chicago where, during World War II, research on behalf of the Manhattan Project was carried out. Operated by the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory, it was the site of Chicago Pile-2, a reconstructed and enlarged version of the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burr Ridge and Darien.
Burr Ridge
Village
Burr Ridge is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,192. Burr Ridge is situated 2½ miles north of Palisades.
Darien
Town
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Darien is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 22,011. A southwestern suburb of Chicago, Darien was named after the town of Darien, Connecticut. Darien is situated 3½ miles northwest of Palisades.
Willow Springs
Village
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Willow Springs is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion extending into DuPage County. The village was founded in 1892 and was named for the springs along the Des Plaines River. In 2020, the population was 5,857. Willow Springs is situated 3½ miles northeast of Palisades.
Palisades
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Palisades” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “帕利塞茲 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “帕利塞茲”
- French: “Palisades”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sag Bridge and Equestrian Woods.
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